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Reshaping the New Green Skills Landscape

The UK government is embarking on a transformative journey to reshape its skills landscape, placing a significant emphasis on the development of green skills. This initiative is central to the government’s goal of becoming a clean energy superpower, promoting growth, and achieving net-zero emissions. A modern and skilled green workforce will be vital in executing commitments related to housing, infrastructure, and sustainable development.

Sustainability is now the ‘fourth functional skill’

Students at AELP’s first-ever green skills summit say sustainability should be learnt alongside English, maths and digital, writes Nichola Hay Last week AELP held its first-ever green skills summit. The event, sponsored by the Skills Network, was a success. But it also showed there’s still much work FE can do to help reach net zero […]

Colleges should consider a forest school on campus

Time outdoors develops confidence and communication in learners, writes James Plant The concept of forest schools has grown in popularity over the past two decades. The idea of supporting children to experience the natural environment, while building their confidence and independence, has been hugely successful. It became clear to me that the same principles would […]

Let’s embed education for sustainable development (ESD) in teaching and training

To have a hope of meeting the government’s green goals, education for sustainable development needs to be embedded in apprenticeships and staff training, writes Charlotte Bonner Last week saw the publication of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE)’s sustainability framework. This document helps employer trailblazer groups, who are responsible for developing apprenticeship standards, […]